Thousands of shipwrecks occurred in the seas of Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Cuba and other islands, the Central America countries, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, the Philippines, and in the deep waters of the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, as a consequence of the race for the conquest of the Indies. Many of the ships were laden with tonnes of gold and jewels. The author relates in great detail the most important episodes and even specifies in grades, minutes, seconds and fractions the exact nautical positions of some wreckages.
GALLEONS WITH A TREASURE is also an excellent book on navigation: sailing, naval history, coasts, ports, diving, the life on board, defeats, ancient and modern devices ...
A plentiful and detailed source of information: the daily life of the crew, the accountancy of the expeditions, tales of rescues, information about black divers, the instructions given by the Crown, the control set by viceroys, lists of riches on board (goods of deceased people, merchandise), diseases, combats in the maritime war between Spain and Britain, smuggling…